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The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles by Malka Older

The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles runs 5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Lindsey Dorcus (about 3.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

5listening hrs
Science Fictionstore shelf
2024released
Free for new listeners

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What our data says

  • At 5 hours, it is shorter than 76% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles is an audiobook by Malka Older: a 5-hour unabridged recording, read by Lindsey Dorcus, released August 13, 2024, on the Science Fiction and LGBTQ+ (Romance) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
5 hrs
Narrated by
Lindsey Dorcus
Released
August 13, 2024
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Science Fiction, LGBTQ+ (Romance)
ISBN
9798892741439

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles as an audiobook?

The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles runs 5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.3 hours.

Is The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles free as an audiobook?

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Who narrates The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles?

The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles is narrated by Lindsey Dorcus.